Science at The Times My book, about the radio war: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1787634132?ref_=cm_sw_r_apin_dp_NPXKFD6KQ3B2P603N1ZNhttps://bsky.app/profile/whippletom.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/whippletom.bsky.social/post/3moqc64dwqs2zQuite the last line on The Economist's review of JD Vance's new book, about his conversion to Catholicism. t.co/4WOvJjP7Xd20 Jun 2026 16:37 +0000at://did:plc:yef5wctrqhoupo4weajdvi2g/app.bsky.feed.post/3moqc64dwqs2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/whippletom.bsky.social/post/3mlbslezyb226It looks like this by @hcpearson.bsky.social is superb https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg27035940-700-what-to-read-this-week-the-excellent-beyond-belief-by-helen-pearson/07 May 2026 18:06 +0000at://did:plc:yef5wctrqhoupo4weajdvi2g/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbslezyb226https://bsky.app/profile/whippletom.bsky.social/post/3ml3rna3i5s2xBaffled (and perfectly happy) by why 100 people have suddenly followed me here in the past twelve hours. What did I do? Anyway, welcome.05 May 2026 08:33 +0000at://did:plc:yef5wctrqhoupo4weajdvi2g/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml3rna3i5s2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/whippletom.bsky.social/post/3mjhvwrc3as2vWhy have the police STILL not learnt binary search? https://www.thetimes.com/uk/law/article/i-have-owned-11-bikes-this-is-how-they-were-stolen-d3r553gx3 [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Apr 2026 17:31 +0000at://did:plc:yef5wctrqhoupo4weajdvi2g/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhvwrc3as2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/whippletom.bsky.social/post/3minxhfpxvc2h54 years ago, three men left the moon for the last time. As they woke on their last day, Mission Control played them a song. "We've only just begun." My Saturday assay on Artemis and why, just possibly, this time that's true. https://thetimes.com/article/b4491fb9-a1a0-48a8-82fd-a65c15458d54?shareToken=987d34d78fde4948bc8575c4570711c604 Apr 2026 09:49 +0000at://did:plc:yef5wctrqhoupo4weajdvi2g/app.bsky.feed.post/3minxhfpxvc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/whippletom.bsky.social/post/3micba5lj4s2rTwice a year, when the clocks change, me and Peter Hitchens meet on Twitter, and do battle.30 Mar 2026 18:12 +0000at://did:plc:yef5wctrqhoupo4weajdvi2g/app.bsky.feed.post/3micba5lj4s2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/whippletom.bsky.social/post/3mgd7mwictc2cOver on twitter. This is mesmerising. What do you do with this?05 Mar 2026 16:26 +0000at://did:plc:yef5wctrqhoupo4weajdvi2g/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgd7mwictc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/whippletom.bsky.social/post/3mchfik3h222fGiven that, it seems, the financially sensible thing would be to not take out the student loan if you can, would there be a better financial product you could take? If I got into the business of offering equity loans against a house for parents to pay fees - would that end up being a better bet? [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Jan 2026 10:41 +0000at://did:plc:yef5wctrqhoupo4weajdvi2g/app.bsky.feed.post/3mchfik3h222fhttps://bsky.app/profile/whippletom.bsky.social/post/3mb77wgwtw222Was in hotel with famous singer. Singer arrived at breakfast in trilby. She sat - at 8am - facing out, trying to catch people's eyes. She was desperate, 20 years into a career, to be affirmed and acknowledged. Even over a breakfast buffet. She was an exhausting presence. We all ignored her. [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Dec 2025 11:15 +0000at://did:plc:yef5wctrqhoupo4weajdvi2g/app.bsky.feed.post/3mb77wgwtw222https://bsky.app/profile/whippletom.bsky.social/post/3m52tdneuek2dI've cleared a space in my shed, and found a hedgehog. I presume its hibernating, but it doesn't have much of a nest. What should I do?07 Nov 2025 19:38 +0000at://did:plc:yef5wctrqhoupo4weajdvi2g/app.bsky.feed.post/3m52tdneuek2d